F♯m/E♯

  1. E♯7bass
  2. F♯Rtriad
  3. A♭3triad
  4. C♯5triad
Voicings

3 ways to play F♯m/E♯

Every voicing sits inside one of the five CAGED shapes, low to high on the neck, with its octave doublings in grey.

  • Triad note
  • Substitute
  • Added
  • Anchored root
  • Bass
  • Doubling
CC shape 1st inversion F♯m/E♯
6 7 8 9 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets x 8 7 6 7 xNotes E♯ A C♯ F♯Intervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion

GG shape 1st inversion F♯m/E♯
11 12 13 14 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets 13 12 11 11 x xNotes E♯ A C♯ F♯Intervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion

EE shape 1st inversion F♯m/E♯
1 2 3 4 R 5 ♭3 7

Frets x x 3 2 2 2Notes E♯ A C♯ F♯Intervals 7 ♭3 5 1Base triadF♯ minor, 1st inversion

The rules

The construction rules F♯m/E♯ follows

  1. Start from a triad

    Root, 3rd and 5th, stacked in thirds. The 3rd makes it major or minor; the 5th makes it diminished or augmented when it moves.

  2. A slash names the bass

    Chord/bass puts any note under a triad. A chord tone gives an inversion, such as C/E; another note gives a new chord: G/F is G7 with the 7th in the bass.

All the rules, with examples, in the guide to the chord library.

Minor triad over the 7th in every key

F♯m/E♯ chord questions

What notes are in F♯m/E♯?

F♯m/E♯ is spelled E♯ F♯ A C♯: E♯ is the 7th, F♯ is the root, A is the ♭3rd, C♯ is the 5th.

What is the formula of F♯m/E♯?

7 1 ♭3 5. It is a F♯ minor triad, over E♯ in the bass.

How many ways can you play F♯m/E♯ on guitar?

This page shows 3 voicings of F♯m/E♯, filed under the five CAGED shapes and named by inversion, from the open position up to the 16th fret.